Every DEFUNCT Coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure RANKED!

[@history_leisure]

If I had a nickel for every time Great Adventure had a stand up, I'd have two nickels. That isn't a lot, but its interesting that it happened twice.

[@andybraithwood7551]

Rolling Thunder was my first big coaster too. I never realized how spoiled I was with great adventure growing up. Now I live in Maine and miss roller coasters so much.

[@jamiedewoolf2375]

Love how consistent you are with the videos. Providing us daily content!

[@ColiwoodStudios]

I’m trying to keep up with it haha, thanks for watching!

[@OmegaChrisRBX]

Amazing list and damn, seeing Kingda Ka on this list now feels tough..

[@wartyfut1234]

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[@MakBot]

pour one out!

[@commonwealthedison2640]

Visited the park once, in May 2005. Actually preferred Chiller to Ka. Awesome ride.

[@thehesstoytruckzone]

Kingda Ka was the best defunct ride. I’m really sad they’re getting rid of it. It definitely will be the most missed defunct ride. R.I.P. The King. First time I rode was in 2015 and I loved it right away because of how fast it launched. I actually closed my eyes the whole time and then like a year later I rode it with my eyes open and it was so mind blowing especially when you get to the top of the hat and get a brief second to see the view of the parking lot. This was definitely a favorite ride of mine and it will be missed so much. El Toro is number 1 and this was ranked number 2. Thanks for a great 9 years of childhood.

[@DanCrowleyNYC]

Kingda Ka will be missed for sure. As someone who grew up going here, this video made me smile. I was in high school when Batman & Robin The Chiller opened, and yes - the Batman side with the inverted top hat was way better than the Robin side. Viper also wasn't quite as bad as people make it out to be today, the first drop had great airtime. Scream Machine was both fun and painful, but I miss Rolling Thunder the most, especially the left side track, which was wilder and more unpredictable than the right.

[@andyceron4643]

Great American Scream Machine, Rolling Thunder, Batman & Robin: The Chiller, Kingda Ka & Viper are the only Defunct Coasters that I’ve ridden in my childhood 🥲🥲🥲🥲 I miss those rides so much. Green Lantern I only rode it once & that was it for me. I can’t stand Stand Up Coasters tbh. 2005-2007 Era of Great Adventure was the Best!!

[@jamesnapoli2466]

Great Video, I was happy I got to spot the Looping Starship while watching the Great American Scream Machine vid. I can remember where 12 of the 15 were located and I rode over 10 of them. The bobsled lets say the guys needed a sports cup to endure some of the roughness and the Batman chiller I always said was probably eqivalent to doing a quick round with Mike Tysen when it went in reverse. Rolling Thunder was so awesome and ran in reverse also.

[@busfan9874]

I never got to ride any of these but some that I wish I could've rode are the chiller, rolling thunder, and Kingda Ka.

[@F7Coast]

Great American Scream Machine should’ve been kept and refurbished it was the coaster that saved Gadv and had a very good layout.

[@ColiwoodStudios]

I would have to agree, I would’ve loved to see it stick around like Viper at Magic Mountain has

[@MakBot]

The long running conspiracy theory back then was Six Flags cannibalized GASM and Shockwave from Great America for replacement parts for Viper at Magic Mountain

[@robfassi3297]

And it looked awesome and massive.

[@Storo21]

Chiller was such a presence at that park. The imposing stature of it and the roar that came out of it made it seem like it was alive. I am so glad I had the opportunity to ride both of them, Batman especially. Going on the inside of a top hat makes the inversion so much more intense and then you got to do it backwards. Still my #1 roller coaster.

[@tigerrocks503]

How hard was it to get on the Batman side? Since that was closed more often

[@Storo21]

@ my first time ever on the Batman side was a funny story. We were on the Skyway heading towards the east side of the park. My back was to Chiller when we heard it launch. My cousin screamed ITS THE BATMAN SIDE and I quickly dismissed him. He turned out to be right and it was my only time on it. Batman’s train shortly was painted red and put on Robins side. So to answer your question it was incredibly rare!

[@Beethoven1111]

@@tigerrocks503 After 2003, near impossible. It only operated Fright Fest of 04' and for a few weeks in 06' before never operating again. Despite reports otherwise, if comparing the sides objectively (disregarding the "rarity" of the Batman side credit), I'd say both sides were equally as fun and intense.

[@sirfunkydangle7804]

I remember being too small to ride Lightnin Loops and Rolling Thunder. Had to watch my mom and aunt go on together. Eventually I rode Rolling Thunder and remember absolutely loving it. Also, Viper, quite possibly the worst roller coaster to have ever existed. I remember riding it once and it gave me one of the worst headaches I've ever had. Scream Machine was FIRE!! Loved that ride! Long Live the King!!

[@JoeHartman80]

Batman and robin is my fave!!! Viper was good too despite the headbanging.

[@ColtHouseknecht]

Fire ranking long live the king

[@PoshLife123]

I still would have loved to see Green Lantern get "Kumba" trains because that layout was outstanding 👍👍👍

[@JarethAvalos-s5t]

Love your videos

[@ColiwoodStudios]

Thank you!

[@johnfoltz8183]

The upper Lightning Loop went to Adventure World in 1993, and was removed in 1999 as the park transformed into Six Flags America and later scrapped

[@ColiwoodStudios]

Indeed!

[@ryanfrieman733]

When Viper opened, it was awesome. Keep in mind this had new elements that were very cool. I rode it like 5 times when it first opened.

[@ColiwoodStudios]

I’ve heard it was great opening year, but then very quickly got super rough and unbearable

[@MOREVIVID25]

BABE WAKE UP COLIWOOD STUDIOS UPLOADED

[@markdaniels2123]

Yes - you pretty much have this right. Big Fury just never opened. The coaster had some defects that the park just did not want to deal with. Also never rode Little Thunder or Big Fury. Did get on Alpine Blitz when I was a little kid. Also rode Lightning Loops a few occasions as a kid. Last rode that in 1988. In 1992 when I returned to the park it was being disassembled and Batman the Ride was beginning construction. One loop went to Flags America but was torn down prior to flagging in 2000.. The other Loop went to Frontier City. Rode Rolling Thunder a few times as a kid. Rode this regularly as a young adult once I got annual passes in 1993. Was rough for an out and back woodie. Was to be RMC'd but structural issues did not allow this so it was torn down because renovations were too costly. They announced this closure in July 2013 and closed it after Labor Day that year. Bobsleds I never rode while at Great Adventure. This closed July 31, 1988 and I visited the park two days later and it was already being disassembled so they could put Scream Machine there. I got on this coaster finally in 2006 at Great Escape Lake George. I missed this in 2001 being this coaster closed at 6 PM daily. That is now gone and Bobcat Woodie sits there now. Also did not get on Shockwave while at Great Adventure. Was at the park August 1992 and line was too long and my dad and I had to leave by 6 PM that day. I was still quite young then and figured I would get another chance to ride but did not get back to the park till May 93 and IT WAS GONE.. This was located where Right Stuff Building now is. They took this out September 1992 UNANNONCED. It last opened Labor Day September 7, 1992. By the 12th of September the ride was being taken apart. This coaster was first at Magic MOuntain 1986 to 1988 and was BLACK. It was painted blue and white at Great Adventure and lasted less than 2 seasons. It was then moved to Astroworld where it was painted yellow and white and called Batman the Mistake I mean Escape. This coaster was a HEADBANGER. I rode it in July 2000 at Astroworld. Horrible ride. Also got on Ultra Twister that same day at Astroworld. Viper was horrible. Got on that a few dozen times including opening day in 1995. That first year the coaster had some long lines but by 1998 the lines were minimal. It was closed the entire 2000 season and most of 2001. It was open off and on in 2002 and 2003. In 2004 it was quietly closed with no announcement and by the end of the season it was all gone. Scream Machine was a head banger. I rode that doens of times. Employees knew it was closing by the 2009 season. We all thought it would be gone in 2010 but we were wrong. It opened that spring. Still they stated closing was iminent but not announced right away. Then right before the 4th of July it was announced it would close July 18 in favor of Green Lantern. Lantern was a good ride initially when it got there. I did ride this in 1999 at Kentucky Kingdom as Chang. When that park closed they grabbed most of their rides and sent them to other parks before their landlord stopped them. Kentucky Kingdom reopened in 2016 I think. I visited in 2020 and it was a huge improvement. Teh park is better under its current owners. 90 percent of the rides there are all new and not from 6 Flags days. Green Lantern was a good ride initially in 2011 but it gradually got rougher. Chiller was a headbanger on both sides but changed the trains in 2002. After that the ride was much nicer. Been on this coaster a few dozen times. By 2005 one side was closed almost all the time. The other side was open as often as not. This ride closed also with no announcement. It broke down June 2007 and never reopened. Then that October it got taken down along with Freefall, several flat rides, and Movietown Water Effect. These rides were removed very quietly. Dark Knight was built where the Water Ride was located. The whole area between Dark Knight and where Flash is built was closed down and did not reopen until 2017 when Justice League was added. I did ride chiller several dozen times. So Shockwave, Chiller, Viper, Ultra Twister, Freefall, and Splashwater Falls all closed over the years without announcements.

[@kanealoha]

Lightening Loops was my very first coaster - I was in elementary school when it opened - and tall enough to ride. My brothers took me on. I remember that long line all the way up to the top where you loaded - and I was terrified! Even worse was the fear of going backward. However, when it was all done, I wore it like a badge of pride LOL I remember when Rolling Thunder opened, as well. That was another fantastic coaster, These days, Nitro and Jersey Devil are my two favorites.

[@joecandish3923]

That would of been a stella top 4 coaster lineup in 2006 with Kingda Ka, El Toro, Nitro, Batman and Robin the Chiller bet that was great adventures strongest season.

[@twisterbret]

I recommend riding the Wildcat at Jolly Roger. The Wildcat layout looks similar to other portables but if you look closely or ride it, its one of the best layouts. My mom sister and I would run to the Wild Rider at opening to get 2 rides in before the line got long.

[@markvolpe2305]

For those who don't know, Shockwave went to Six Flags Astroworld as Batman: The Escape, and when that park closed, the coaster went to Six Flags Darien Lake where it sat across the street for several years until it was scrapped, apparently it was damaged during shipping and was unsalvageable.

[@CoasterheadMatt]

Great American Scream Machine was awesome. I was lucky enough to get on both sides of Chiller. Viper was terrible. Long Live the King!

[@GRLcoasters]

congrats on 25k!

[@ColiwoodStudios]

Thank you!

[@Jcjc-lr4bf]

My childhood happy place is a graveyard 😢 bring back 06 GA

[@markdaniels2123]

YES Six Flags Great Adventure has taken more roller coasters out of the park than any other modern theme or amusement park.

[@collinparsons3363]

I never rode Chiller or Scream Machine, but I did get to see them operating during my first visit to Great Adventure in June 2007. I liked Green Lantern once I learned the right riding position, but I can totally understand why others found that it didn't live up to Scream Machine. It wasn't that good of a fit for the park, as it came long after stand up coasters had fallen out of style, and was redundant with the other B&M loopers. They would've been better off with a wing or dive coaster there, or something with a launch, as Chiller had been removed by that point. At that point though, Six Flags was bankrupt, so they just did whatever was the cheapest to say they added a new ride.

[@CameronFord-q1i]

Oh scream machine, I remember riding it on its last day. It was such a good ride sad to see it gone but most importantly sad to see ka gone 😢

[@markdaniels2123]

Last rode that Saturday before Fathers Day in 2010 and by then though not yet announced was told by employees that coaster was closing very very soon

[@thatparaf1nn_kid]

Alpen Blitz lowkey looks like it would run like Harley Quinn today

[@ColiwoodStudios]

It’s not too far off!

[@history_leisure]

I feel that Scream Machine is probably the second-most missed even if Chiller was better (especially on the rare occasion where it sort of worked as intended) simple down to being a symbol of rebirth for the park

[@Starlit43]

Seeing Kingda Ka on here makes me so sad 😭😭😭

[@ColiwoodStudios]

Putting Ka in this list made me very sad 😢!!

[@jaydenchrist6152]

Ikr

[@TheeZzzz]

I believe they shut down lighting loops because of an accident,had relatives that lived by the park and went there for many years when I was younger but I do recall a incident with that ride.

[@adamdragster]

Kingda Ka is at the top of the list

[@tigerrocks503]

Chiller was such a unique coaster and it’s a shame it was such a flop.

[@MakBot]

for a park with that draws from both Philly and NYC it sure loved to install prototype coasters

[@Jason_Maier]

Kingda Ka: 5-21-05 to 11-10-24. You shall not be forgotten. And to Richard Zimmerman we salute you 🖕🖕🖕🖕 With modern LSM's, could something like Batman & Robin: The Chiller work and actually duel?

[@Beethoven1111]

Yes, for certain it could be re-birthed with LSMs and very much work as intended without issue

[@ThrillsofColdplay]

The Intamin Standup had a very round vertical loop

[@MakBot]

Long live the King.

[@tombrauner3389]

Got to ride robin chiller in its last iteration in 2007 with the lap bar seating and no barrel roll. Arguably a better launch than ka

[@seanagulan9481]

For me, Green Lantern is ok, but Kingda Ka is my favorite that I gladly went there once.

[@yeehaw8825]

great video!

[@GoodbyeGreenLantern]

I rode Green Lantern 1 one time in my entire life and that was my first and last time riding it. I also rode twister days before it closed

[@Red-mb3lz]

You should do every defunct flat ride at Six Flags Great Adventure Ranked they had some good flat rides at the park.

[@iv-500]

I've ridden both GASM and Viper. Two different experiences. I think GASM was better, but Viper is pretty intense at times. From what I remember, Viper wasn't as rough.

[@candylover311]

I really want to ride Diamondback at Frontier City, but I heard it rarely opens after opening day, and it’s too hard to go there during April.😢

[@LOOTLABELS]

Woahh earlyy!! awesome vid!

[@ColiwoodStudios]

Thank you!

[@LOOTLABELS]

@ No problemm!

[@robertthompson9794]

Good list. Just an fyi they did try to rmc rolling thunder the structure was deemed too damaged to be able to get it.

[@ColiwoodStudios]

They indeed did, it’s a real shame the ride wasn’t left in better condition after all those years

[@ThrillsofColdplay]

Lightnin Loops and Ultra Twister would’ve been cool to ride I sadly wasn’t even born

[@MichelleRyanDeFina]

Funny enough, my dad actually went on the blue side of batman and robin ride.

[@ColiwoodStudios]

That’s the rare one!

[@MichelleRyanDeFina]

@ColiwoodStudios yeah

[@edt-ze3ke]

The way of SF handling Kingda Ka’s closure was extremely baffling since they never announced it closing and not allowing riders getting their last rides in the first place when the rumors started surfacing. I could say that this was similar to how CF closed Volcano, however the difference was that it was deemed unsafe to continue operating and still closed it without notifying the public, Ka’s on the other hand was more sadder as it never got the ceremonial send off that it deserved cuz of SF closing it down with no announcement in order to not “piss of the general public and have a bad reception” over it.

[@RomeoX911]

This is a double-edged response, but here we go... first, shout out to the crew that manned Kingda Ka in its last days. I honestly got to go towards the end and got my last flash pass rides in and I can say that the ride always seemed to work while I was wanting to go on it. However, over the past three years, (and especially once the flash pass system completely switched from having the watchband to everything being on the phone) you routinely saw that Ka would be the one ride currently experiencing delays. I think, letting Ka go out under regular attendance and normal ride amounts helped get it across the finish line. Had you made a huge news spectacle of the whole thing, and it broke down, well isn't that embarrassing. Finally, the amount of people who would try to sneak cameras, go-pros, phone recorders onto the ride for "last ride nostalgia" would've been a nightmare had it been a huge event.

[@durselegion3297]

@@RomeoX911this is such a bs stance

[@RomeoX911]

@durselegion3297 as someone who frequently goes to great adventure... the number of times they have had to remove all people from a ride to "reset" because someone has to reposition their phone... only to then be kicked off the ride... then the ride crew needing to send the car out empty to ensure it reset properly (Nitro, El Toro, Ka)... no, it isn't a BS stance... not that you chose to add anything of value to this conversation or an explanation as to why you think it is a BS stance... but, as is the world we live in! You clearly are what they want! Ka is gone

[@nando.feitosa]

I understand why Kingda Ka is gone, but I’ll never accept that

[@ThrillsofColdplay]

The older I got I felt nothing but roughness on Rolling Thunder

[@petebrennan7292]

I remember Viper. Was brutal. Ruined my day.

[@christianortiz-v1l]

You should do a video where you rank every coaster/ride commercial for Great Adventure

[@ColiwoodStudios]

That could be cool! A little tough to find all of them, but could definitely be cool!

[@christianortiz-v1l]

@ColiwoodStudios some are on the Great Adventure history website

[@watcheri5742]

In 2006-2008 great adventure was awesome. Then. Shattttt

[@Steampunksappho]

Okay before watching any of the video I'm predicting kingda ka at number 1

[@ColiwoodStudios]

Good guess!

[@BiglarryOG]

Sad to see ka go😢

[@valdium1166]

Will we be getting a drone update soon?

[@ColiwoodStudios]

Soon, yes

[@meowmeowgeorgcat1881]

34 min fam

[@Coastervisuals98]

Rolling Thunder over Green Lantern. Chillers were the best in the parks history. This park sucks cause they removed all the good rides.

[@ColiwoodStudios]

Having ridden Lantern and Rolling Thunder myself, Lantern was definitely the overall superior ride for me, but that’s also because I happen to be a really big fan of Lantern

[@StevieRayEntertainme]

Robin side was better. Rode both sides a few times in it's early days, before it was neutered and it dueled more often than not.

[@ElizerMoore]

I guess El Diablo doesn’t count😂😂

[@connor_reilly]

Yeah lost all Creditability when you said green lantern is one of your favorites lol

[@ColiwoodStudios]

Hey, it has its fans, and I happen to be one of them haha!

[@connor_reilly]

@ my crotch and calves hurt just hearing the name

[@RADZADproductions]

Erm you copied my video ☝️🤓

[@ColiwoodStudios]

😐😐

[@evanangradi7984]

First

[@loganprtv7167]

Boooooooooo

[@ColiwoodStudios]

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